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Employees are required to report accidents resulting in personal injuries and/or vehicle, equipment, orproperty damage to their supervisor immediately. Personal Injuries. Immediately report to your supervisor all accidents and injuries occurring within the course of your employment. The s Report of Injury Form to the Human Resources Representative within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving such report from you. -Vehicle, equipment, or property damage accidents. Immediately report to your supervisor all damage to Utilities property. The supervisor Finance Manager within twenty-four (24) hours of the time of the damage or accident. A copy of the Minnesota Motor Vehicle Accident Report must be submitted for all vehicleaccidents. The Utilities will provide necessary safety equipment to employees. This may include: One pair of safety glasses at the time of employment. The employee shall provide the correct prescription for the safety glasses. The Utilities will pay thecost of new safety lenses, upon a change in the prescription. If needed, frames will be replaced as needed contingent upon supervisor approval. Safety glasses that are broken or damaged while the employee is on the job will be replaced by the Utilities. 13. DRUG TESTING Applicants and Utilities employees are subject to certain kinds of drug testing in accordance with applicable law and Utilities policy. Separate policies are maintained for CDL drivers and for other employees and are distributed at the start of employment and available upon request from Human Resources and the Administrations Director. 14. EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES Any employee routinely exposed to hazardous substances or harmful physical agents as defined in the Minnesota Employee Right to Know Act (M INN.S TAT. § 182.675) shall be trained before being assigned or reassigned work exposing the employee to such substances or agentsand shall be given training annually thereafter. Training shall include an explanation of how and where information about hazards is stored in the work place, how the hazards are labeled, and where to obtain specific information. The supervisor (or other designee) shall provide for such training and for compliance with the Minnesota Employee Right to Know Act, including the establishment of specific policies to insure compliance with the state law and regulations. An employee acting in good faith has the right to refuse 12 April 2021 87